Rag Painting

This kids craft
project is so much fun and a great way to get the kids painting.

You can
use any fabric scraps for this project, heavy fabrics will give bold
patterns and light fabrics will produce feathery patterns.

These creative
paint ideas are lots of fun and will hopefully keep the kids occupied
for hours.

Glue Arts

Mia's glue arts
project will show you how to get creative with craft glue.

I'll show
you how to create this gorgeous butterfly picture.

There is a free
template you can use or have a go at designing your own picture.

I used water color paper for this project as it doesn't warp as much as
normal paper.

Sponge Painting

Mia's how to sponge paint
is an easy kids craft project that's lots of fun and will keep the kids
happy for ages.

I have tried different sponges for completely
different sponge painting effects.

A Natural type sponge gives a soft
cloud like effect, whereas the kitchen sponge with square edges gives
more of a brick effect.

Scratch Art

Paint a piece of card or paper with a thick coat of Acrylic paint.

You
will have to work quickly so the paint doesn't start to dry before you
have finished.

As soon as you have finished painting use the pointed end
of a paint brush to scrape away some of the paint.

You can scratch the
paint in any pattern you want to.

I have scratched the paint in a large
cross-hatching pattern as you can see in the photo.

Paint Effects

Try these paint ideas for different effects. Paint the whole piece of card or paper then drag a cloth across the paint removing some of it. Try using colored card in a contrasting color to the paint.

Once you have made
your scratch art design click on the link if you would like to make the gift box shown in the picture below.

Acrylic Paint Ideas

Acrylic paints are
relatively inexpensive and come in a great range of colors.

The artist
acrylic paints are usually sold in tubes and the colors give good
coverage and retain their freshness for years if looked after.

Acrylic
craft paints are usually sold in small bottles.

They don't usually have
as good coverage as the artists paint and tend to work out slightly more
expensive.

There is a much greater range of colors available in acrylic
craft paints which can save you having to mix colors. Acrylics are great for all sorts of paint ideas and as they are water based they are easy to clean up.

Acrylic
paints are water based which means they can be thinned by adding water.
You can use them just like water colors or straight from the tube like
oil paints but they dry so much quicker.

As acrylic paints dry quickly it is a good idea to use small amounts at a
time. If you are mixing colors this can be inconvenient as it's
difficult to get the same colors if you run out.

Place an absorbent
cloth on a plate and moisten with water then place your paints on the
cloth. This will keep your paints from drying out so quickly. Just add
more water to the cloth as needed. You can buy special stay-wet palettes
for acrylic paints that work in the same way.

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